Air Warfare

Another Saab GlobalEye lands in the UAE

25th April 2024

The arrival of the latest GlobalEye marked the fourth AEW&C aircraft delivery to the UAE in just four years.

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin signs Australian air and missile defence system deal

25th April 2024

Air 6500 Phase 1, worth AU$500 million (US$326 million), will result in a sovereign system that can provide greater situational awareness and help to defend against hostile aircraft and missiles. It will sit at the core of Australia’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence programme.

Air Warfare

First KC-390 Millennium lands in Hungary with official handover pending

15th April 2024

The first Embraer KC-390 will undergo testing before an official handover to the Hungarian Air Force could take place.

Naval Warfare

Royal Navy welcomes mine-hunting mothership

15th April 2024

RFA Stirling Castle, a 6,000-tonne vessel, will start operations later this year.

Air Warfare

Greece goes ahead with Black Hawk order

5th April 2024

The Black Hawk helicopters will replace Greece's current fleet of multi-role helicopters.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

DP18A [Thailand]

Programme Background According to Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) officials, speaking to Janes at Defence & Security (D&S;) 2023 in Bangkok, at the time of ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

A400M-Turkey

Turkey has become the second country to receive the new-generation A400M airlifter, with the first of ten aircraft handed over by Airbus Defence and Space ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Sky Scout-X [Thailand]

Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...

Fighter - multirole, Trainer

S-211 replacement (Philippines)

Programme Background The S-211, whilst being used primarily for training purposes, adopted a limited fighter role in 2005 following the retirement of the Northrop F-5A/B Tiger II ...

Fighter - multirole

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...

Trainer

T-4 Replacement (Japan)

Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

D-Eyes 04 [Thailand]

Programme Background Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) According to a 29 June 2021 announcement, the RTA signed an MoU with Thailand's DTI to develop a MALE ...

Trainer

T-6C [Thailand]

Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munitions [Thailand]

Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events such ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

MUM-T Drone [Thailand]

Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 [Kosovo]

Programme Background Presidential Visit On 26 February 2022, Baykar announced on Twitter that its Ozdeminir National UAV R&D; and Production Campus had been visited by Vjosa ...

Minehunters

Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) [South Korea]

Programme Background Requirements Under the Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) programme, South Korea is seeking a replacement for the Ganggyeong-class minehunters, which are due to leave service ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Wing Loong I-D [Eygpt]

Programme Background Context According to SIPRI, 10 Wing Loong I UAVs were acquired from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

PC-21 FTD

Airbus D&S; has technical responsibility for overall system integration and the geo-specific database within the consortium for the development and production of the Pilatus PC-21 ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

AN/APG-70

The AN/APG-70 is a multi-mode radar with air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. As an upgrade to the APG-63, the APG-70 was designed for greater reliability and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Sky Scout-M

Unveiled at the Defense & Security (D&S;) 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, the Sky Scout-M is a combat version of the Sky Scout from RV Connex.  ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

DP18A

Unveiled at Defence & Security 2023 in Bangkok, the DP18A is a fixed-wing tactical drone designed to offer the Thai Armed Forces a cost-effective drone capable ...

Air: air combat simulators

Distributed and Networked Mission Training

Airbus D&S; networks training systems to enable joint and distributed mission training across local and national boundaries, generating realistic and needs-oriented scenarios. The solution uses ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

TEagle Eye III

Thailand’s state-owned Defence Technology Institute (DTI) unveiled the TEagle Eye III fixed-wing UAV in November 2015 at the country's Defence and Security (D&S;) exhibition. It ...

Land: battle management systems, Naval: Combat Management Systems

SENIN

The French Navy has chosen Airbus D&S; and SODENA for development and installation of SENIN on its entire fleet of the ECDIS electronic cartography system. ...

Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

21st Century Warrior

Slovenia picked S&T; IT Solutions and Services for the R&D; phase of its 21st Century Warrior programme. The future soldier system is designed to fit ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

Australian Army S-70 Training System

The Australian Army S-70A-9 Black Hawk is a turnkey programme including a full flight and mission simulator (FF&MS;), building, facilities and maintenance support. This CAE-built ...

Tanks

M60A3 Upgrade

Leonardo presented its M60A3 upgrade proposal, which improves the tank's firepower, protection and mobility, for the first time at the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM, Naval: Radio and SATCOM

R&S M3SR Series4100

Rohde & Schwarz M3SR Series4100 is a family of software-defined HF radios designed for stationary and shipborne communications. Offered in multiple configurations, they offer high-data-rate BLOS ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

Brunei MPTC

The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...

Data links

MIDS FDL LVT-3

The MIDS Fighter Data Link (FDL) LVT-3 was developed by Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems under a limited liability company to integrate MIDS commonality in ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

NanoS2

The NanoS2 acquisition system combines a data concentrator and a compact flight test recorder, which provides modularity and permits stacking of 12 data acquisition modules ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

GRC-408E

The GRC-408E is described as a high-capacity, multi-interface IP and time division multiplexing (TDM) radio relay. It is the latest generation of LoS broadband radio ...